Table 1

Migrant remittances, governance and access to electricity

ACEGOVCORRPOLRQVARLGE
GDP−2.559*** (0.747)−6.338*** (0.952)0.621 (0.634)−6.338*** (0.952)−2.136*** (0.701)−2.577*** (0.623)−2.680*** (0.572)−2.053*** (0.662)
FPI0.0673*** (0.0240)0.0264 (0.0163)0.0776*** (0.0279)0.,0264 (0.0163)0.0667*** (0.0160)0.0565*** (0.0131)0.0639*** (0.0145)0.0820*** (0.0172)
DCPS0.335*** (0.0750)0.438*** (0.0385)0.122** (0.0454)0.438*** (0.0385)0.293*** (0.0376)0.170*** (0.0394)0.258*** (0.0324)0.183*** (0.0433)
ICT0.0332* (0.0169)0.0870*** (0.0126)0.0857*** (0.00984)0.0870*** (0.0126)0.0733*** (0.00852)0.0806*** (0.00868)0.0682*** (0.00891)0.0722*** (0.00819)
GDS0.171 (0.178)0.313*** (0.112)0.321*** (0.0950)0.313*** (0.112)0.411*** (0.0911)0.372*** (0.0952)0.331*** (0.113)0.315*** (0.103)
ACE (1)0.773*** (0.0693)0.410*** (0.0313)0.675*** (0.0304)0.410*** (0.0313)0.562*** (0.0260)0.604*** (0.0310)0.583*** (0.0259)0.637*** (0.0276)
RMIT1.616*** (0.272)1.608*** (0.281)0.366 (0.243)0.561*** (0.204)−0.554* (0.312)0.199 (0.167)0.0552 (0.181)0.124 (0.232)
GOV 17.90*** (1.258)      
RMIT*GOV −2.177*** (0.416)      
CORR  −6.055*** (2.034)     
REMIT*CORR  1.183** (0.440)     
POL   18.77*** (1.319)    
REMIT*POL   −2.283*** (0.436)    
RQ    3.754*** (1.241)   
RMIT*RQ    −1.347*** (0.343)   
VA     8.085*** (1.293)  
RMIT*VA     −0.966** (0.379)  
RL      6.281*** (1.431) 
RMT*RL      −0.825*** (0.289) 
GE       2.402** (1.172)
RMIT*GE       0.0656 (0.337)
Constant8.116 (4.190)40.78*** (5.758)−9.850** (4.798)49.39*** (6.026)14.31*** (4.059)19.39*** (3.100)20.38*** (3.553)13.40*** (3.096)
Observations240240240240240240240240
Number of Country4040404040404040
No. of Instruments2937373737373737
Fisher12808.65***16971.03***9787.55***16970.97***32386.66***54710.42***34798.61***98805.82***
AR (1)0.0170.0160.0090.0160.0160.0230.0190.016
AR (2)0.0620.1820.0760.1820.0640.0590.0590.080
Hansen P-value0.5420.6050.5650.6050.4340.5130.3470.298

Note(s): ***, ** and * shows significance levels at 1%, 5 and 10%, respectively. The significance of values is twofold. (1) The significance of estimated coefficients and the Fisher statistics. (2) The failure to reject the null hypotheses of: (a) no autocorrelation in the AR (1) and AR (2) tests. ACE is total population access to electricity, RMIT is remittances, GDP is gross domestic product, FPI is food production index, ICT is Information communication technology, GDS is gross domestic savings, DCPS is domestic credit to the private sector, GOV is governance index, CORR is the level of corruption, POL is political stability, RQ is regulatory quality, VA is Voice and accountability, RL is rule of law and GE is government effectiveness

Source(s): World Bank

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